Power plant · Poland
Żarnowiec Power Plant
Żarnowiec Power Plant is a pumped storage power plant in Poland, with 716 MW of capacity, operated by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Poland | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Pomeranian Voivodeship | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1983 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 716 MW (sum of operating units, Żarnowiec H1 179 MW; Żarnowiec H2 179 MW; Żarnowiec H3 179 MW; Żarnowiec H4 179 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 716 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped hydro storage (registered as Hydro Pumped Storage) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped hydro storage | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 19W0000000002418 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.7220, 18.0820 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchAlso recorded as
3 sources record Żarnowiec; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Żarnowiec | asset:eic:19W0000000002418 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Żarnowiec Pumped Storage Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q1727941 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Żarnowiec | asset:opsd:19W0000000002418 | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Żarnowiec is the 12th-largest of 86 power plants in Poland by capacity; its 716 MW is 1.8% of the 40,667 MW we hold for Poland. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 12th of 86 | 40,667 MW | 1.8% |
| All power plants in our data | 819th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 CO2 emitter (641,226 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddział Elektrociepłownia Gdyńska | CO2 emitter | 641,226 tCO2e | — | 32 km |
Operator and place
More from PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna
- Bełchatów Power Station5,102 MW
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- Rybnik Power Station1,720 MW
- Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar500 MW
- Łęg Cogeneration and power plant480 MW
- Gdańsk Power Station227 MW
- Solina Dam200 MW
Other power plants in Poland
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.